Sharon Blady
Sharon Blady is the founder of Speak Up: Mental Health Advocates and Blady & Associates and a former NDP minister of health for Manitoba. Prior to her time in office, she taught in nursing, social work and Native studies at the University of Manitoba.
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Opinion
We're failing people who are homeless, and they're dying because of it
Former NDP health minister Sharon Blady says the shooting deaths of people without housing in B.C. are connected to hate-filled rhetoric.
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Opinion
Investing in health and dental care makes good financial sense: former health minister
Investing in health care saves lives and money. The new dental and pharmacare plans from the Liberal-NDP agreement can do exactly that, says former NDP provincial health minister Sharon Blady.
Canada -Manitoba |
Opinion
We can't end Canada's meth crisis until we recognize our larger mental health crisis: Sharon Blady
Thirty years ago, it was crack. Today it’s meth. The problem is the same, though the chemicals keep changing, says former Manitoba health minister Sharon Blady. And to treat the problem, we need to admit we have a problem with how we address mental health and addictions, she says.
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